Prescott Valley, AZ

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, portable hand-held sound systems on public property or right-of-way cannot be plainly audible at fifty (50) feet from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, every motor vehicle must have a muffler in good working order and in constant operation, and cut-outs, by-passes and similar muffler…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a dog that barks or howls between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. violates the Town Code once an officer observes it barking without justification for…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, construction, excavation, demolition, alteration and repair in any residential area is unlawful before 7:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m. Town Code…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, noise from a commercial zone (C1, C2, C3) is measured inside a complainant's home with the windows and doors closed. The limit is 50 dB(A)…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, noise over 60 dB(A) between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is presumed unreasonable if it can be heard beyond the property line where it originates…

Arizona law forces cities, towns, and counties holding land in a military airport's high noise or accident potential zone to adopt compatibility plans and enforce zoning that shields…

Owners and guests of vacation rentals and short-term rentals in the Town of Prescott Valley must follow the Town Code's noise, fireworks, nuisance lighting and refuse rules under…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, the duties in the vacation rental ordinance fall on the owner, not the booking website. Section 13-08-090(H) requires the Town license number on every…

Every vacation rental and short-term rental in the Town of Prescott Valley must carry liability insurance of at least $500,000 in the aggregate, or be advertised and offered through an…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, every owner of a vacation rental or short-term rental must obtain and maintain a Town vacation rental license. The Town issues or denies the…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, owners of vacation rentals and short-term rentals must provide all guest parking on site, following the residential parking requirements in…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, three verified violations at a rental within 12 months let the Town start a process to suspend the vacation rental license for up to 12 months. Separate…

Unincorporated Yavapai County does not set a fixed countywide overnight-occupancy cap on short-term rentals. Maximum occupancy is instead governed by the underlying building permit and…

Arizona requires short-term rental operators to license with the Department of Revenue and remit transaction privilege tax plus any applicable county and city transient lodging taxes…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, the owner, lessee or occupant of any property cannot allow grass or weeds to exceed twelve (12) inches in height. The Town Code defines weeds…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, makes it unlawful to maintain or allow any tree, hedge, billboard or other obstruction that blocks a driver's clear view of traffic at an…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, the Mayor or Town Manager can declare a Water Conservation Level. At Level II, landscape irrigation is limited to set evening and early-morning…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, no person may intentionally damage, cut, carve, transplant, or remove a Public Tree, meaning any tree in a Town park or on Town land including…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, undisturbed or re-seeded native grasses qualify as ground cover material under section 13-11-040, and automatic irrigation is not required for…

Yavapai County sets no blanket limit on rainwater harvesting. Its adopted Plumbing Code governs any nonpotable rainwater collection and distribution system, its zoning ordinance caps a…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, no person can keep, harbor or maintain wildlife or exotic animals within the corporate limits unless the animal is covered by A.R.S. Title 3…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, chickens and domestic rabbits are allowed on all residential lots, up to 10 of each per lot, with no permit or license for the animals or the…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, does not require owners to microchip pets, but the Town Code rewards a chip. A stray dog or cat impounded with a microchip is held one hundred…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, regulates dogs by conduct, not breed. An aggressive dog is one that has bitten a person or domestic animal without provocation or has a known…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, the animal chapter's licensing and leash rules are written for dogs, and cats are covered by the bite quarantine and impound sections. An…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, no one can keep, harbor or maintain wildlife or exotic animals without a special license from the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. Section…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, it is unlawful to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly feed or attract wildlife. Edible material includes garbage, refuse and even water. A…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, has no general rule requiring owners to spay or neuter pets. Sterilization appears as a release condition: a dog or cat impounded after biting a…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, no owner can allow a dog to be at-large, meaning neither confined by an enclosure nor physically restrained by a leash. Off the owner's…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, no person can keep, harbor, shelter or otherwise maintain more than four dogs aged six months or older at one time on a residential lot. The…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a pet grooming studio is a Service A use that the Town Code permits in the CN, CG, CI, PM, IG and IH commercial and industrial zones, subject…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, veterinary clinics are Animal A Uses under Town Code § 13-05-010, allowed only in commercial and industrial zones. The use table prints a…

Yavapai County's Solar Facilities ordinance, Section 608(D)(4)(e), forces commercial solar projects to leave Audubon-designated Important Bird Areas undisturbed within the project site…

Arizona requires every beekeeper to register apiaries with the State Department of Agriculture, regardless of city rules, and follows uniform statewide pest and disease management…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, requires any swimming pool to be entirely enclosed by a wall, fence or barrier at least five feet high with no openings a four-inch sphere can…

Building a residential pool in unincorporated Yavapai County requires a building permit under the county's Administrative Building Code, which adopts the 2018 International Swimming…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, in-home child care is a conditional home occupation under Town Code § 13-04-040(B) limited to no more than five children in the home at one…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a home occupation can receive customers or clients only from 7 a.m. through 9 p.m., no more than five clients per day, and only one client at a…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a home occupation is permitted as an accessory use to any legal dwelling under Town Code § 13-04-040. It must stay incidental to the home, use…

A home business in unincorporated Yavapai County cannot advertise itself with signage. Section 543.H limits a home occupation to the same nameplate identification signage a residence…

Arizona lets you cook for sale in your own kitchen once you register with the Department of Health Services and hold a current food handler certificate from an accredited program…

Arizona has no home restaurant permit. There is no microenterprise home kitchen operation licence, no meal count allowance, and nothing in A.R.S. § 36-136(I)(4) that exempts a home…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, anyone at least sixteen (16) years old can use permissible consumer fireworks only on June 24 through July 6 and December 24 through January 3…

Yavapai County treats dry, overgrown vegetation as a fire hazard under Property Maintenance Code Section 302.4, once the Zoning Inspector determines it qualifies. Owners must clear all…

A homeowner's propane or LPG tank needs no county zoning permit in unincorporated Yavapai County. Section 205.F.1.b.5 exempts propane, LPG and other pressurized tanks from the…

Arizona regulates open burning through ADEQ air quality rules and DFFM forestry statutes, requiring permits for most outdoor burns and prohibiting burns during no-burn declarations.

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, electric vehicle charging is a permitted accessory use in the RU, RL, RM, MH and MF zones and a permitted primary or accessory use in all other…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, residential parking on lots of 18,000 square feet or less is prohibited on any part of the required front yard except on a driveway paved with…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, a vehicle left unattended seventy-two (72) hours in the public right-of-way or on public property is prima facie abandoned under Section 11-04-010. On…

Under Article 11-03 of the Prescott Valley Town Code, a vehicle parked on a curbed roadway must have its right hand wheels within eighteen (18) inches of the right hand curb. Section…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, every premises outside the AG zone with a building occupied by a use that receives or distributes materials or goods must provide off-street…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, Town Code § 13-10-020(F) bars storing recreational vehicles, defined to include travel trailers, boats and boat trailers, in the required front…

A Yavapai County residential property owner may park one commercial vehicle up to 5-ton GVW outside as of right under Zoning Ordinance Section 564.A.1. Anything heavier, or a second…

Arizona sets no statewide cap on what a private towing company can charge to remove a vehicle from private property: A.R.S. § 9-499.05(A) only lets an incorporated city or town…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a fence needs a building permit once it exceeds four feet in masonry or concrete, or six feet in wood or other material. Fences at or under…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, prohibits barbed wire, razor wire, electrified fencing, plastic tarps, plywood, wood pallets and other listed materials as fence materials in all…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, retaining walls in residential zoning districts cannot exceed six feet in rear and side yards or four feet in front yards. In all other…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a fence on a residential lot is limited to four feet in the front yard and six feet in side or rear yards. Inside a sight visibility triangle…

Arizona is an open-range state. Under A.R.S. 3-1427, a landowner cannot recover for damage caused by a neighbor's trespassing livestock unless the property is enclosed within a 'lawful…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, adopts the 2018 International Residential Code together with Appendix Q, TINY HOUSES, under Town Code § 7-03-005 and § 7-03-440.Q. Ordinance 861…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a detached shed in the rear half of a residential lot has a five-foot interior side yard setback and needs three feet of spacing from other…

Yavapai County lets an ADU, or the main house next to it, be leased out as long-term rental housing, but Section 537(B)(7) draws a firm line against nonresidential use: an ADU used as…

Accessory dwelling units are a permitted use on any unincorporated Yavapai County lot zoned for a single-family home. Section 537 caps a first ADU at 1,000 square feet, allows a second…

An ADU built after Yavapai County's 2024 zoning update can't be run as an unhosted vacation rental. Section 537(B)(7)(d) requires the property owner to reside on-site if the ADU is…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants cannot go door to door earlier than 9:00 a.m. or later than 7:00 p.m. on any day. The Town Code…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, no peddler, solicitor or transient merchant can do business without first holding a Town license under Article 8-01 of the Town Code…

Town of Prescott Valley parks, playgrounds and outdoor recreational areas are open 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily from October 1 through March 31 and 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily from…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a minor under sixteen (16) cannot be away from home between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and a minor sixteen (16) or older and under eighteen (18)…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, no building, structure or building service equipment regulated by the technical codes can be erected, altered, moved, removed, converted or…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, does not print its own sprinkler thresholds for houses. Town Code § 7-03-030(C) rewrites IRC Section R313 and § 7-03-290(A) rewrites P2904 so that…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, the permit holder must notify the building official when work is ready for inspection, and work cannot go past each inspection point without…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, all electrical work must follow the 2017 National Electrical Code as amended by Town Code Article 7-05, plus the rules set by the building…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a child day care facility serving not less than five and no more than ten children through age twelve for less than 24 hours per day is…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, adopts the 2018 International Plumbing Code with Appendices B, C, D and E under Town Code § 7-06-005 and administers it through Article 7-01…

Yavapai County requires carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings under Property Maintenance Code Section 705.1, pointing owners to International Fire Code Section 1103.9 or, for homes…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, users of Specialty Parks, meaning Mountain Valley Skate/Bike Park, designated off-leash areas, Pickleball Courts and turf parks, shall not…

Under Article 10-07 of the Prescott Valley Town Code, it is unlawful to smoke marijuana on public property, in a public space, or in open space in the Town of Prescott Valley, and use…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, prohibits at all times the possession of any open container of spirituous liquor, and its consumption, in Town parks, playgrounds and outdoor…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a gathering of five or more people on private property where underage persons have alcohol and the conduct disturbs the neighborhood is a…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, urinating or defecating in an open public place, or a place where the public is invited, that is not designed for it and is easily visible or…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, bans solicitation within fifteen feet of a bank entrance or ATM without permission, and in any public area by touching, following, persisting…

Section 11-02-160 of the Prescott Valley Town Code bars anyone on roller skates, or riding a coaster, skateboard, motorized skateboard or similar device, from any roadway in the Town…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, cut and fill slopes must be prepared and maintained to control erosion, and the protection must be installed before final approval is called…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, new homes and substantial improvements in a Special Flood Hazard Area must have the lowest floor, basement included, at or above the Regulatory…

Chapter 12a of the Prescott Valley Town Code prohibits every illicit connection and discharge to the Town's storm sewer system, including soil, concrete wash, oils, pool water and car…

Chapter 12 of the Prescott Valley Town Code requires a Development permit before construction or Development begins in any Special Flood Hazard Area in the Town of Prescott Valley…

Any landscape plan submitted under Yavapai County's Section 547 has to account for Defensible Space, the single sentence the Planning and Zoning Ordinance devotes to wildfire buffering…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, anyone who digs in, builds in or uses a public right-of-way for traffic control, haul routes, landscape maintenance or temporary parking must…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, the owner, lessee or occupant of a property is responsible for keeping the adjoining sidewalk clean, safe and free of snow and ice, including…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Section 11-03-050 bars parking any vehicle on a sidewalk, whether in usable condition or not, and Section 7-10-020 requires contractors to keep…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a mobile food vendor cannot operate in a residential zone or within 250 feet of one, with narrow exceptions for ice cream and for…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a mobile food vendor needs a Town licensing agreement or special event permit to operate on Town property beyond a legal right-of-way parking…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona treats anyone who carries edible foodstuffs from place to place or street to street as a peddler who needs a Town license. Section 8-01-020(B) bars…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, the Town collects discarded appliances from dwelling premises that two persons can readily lift into a truck. Builders must haul away their own…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, refuse prepared for collection goes at the rear of the lot, at the edge of the alley, or at the back of the roadside ditch where no alley…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, only the Town or collectors it authorizes can collect refuse, and no one else can gather it. The Town Council sets residential collection days…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, makes it unlawful to place refuse on any public or private property in the Town except as the refuse chapter permits, and bars anyone from placing…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona defines yard waste as brush, grass and vegetation clippings, weeds, twigs, leaves, limbs, branches, tree trunks and general yard, garden and tree…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, trash dumpsters are prohibited on single family residential lots except during construction. On other sites, refuse collection areas and…

Arizona forbids selling plastic bottles and rigid containers unless they carry a molded resin identification code, the familiar number inside the chasing-arrows triangle. A.R.S. §…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona lets a property host one yard sale in each of three set periods of the calendar year, three sales in all, and each sale can run no longer than…

Article 9-04 of the Prescott Valley Town Code applies to all land in the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, whether improved or vacant. Before the Town abates a violation on a lot, the…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, declares unsafe buildings, structures, appendages and building service equipment public nuisances. Section 7-01-100 requires abatement by repair…

Operators of swap meets, flea markets, fairs, carnivals, festivals and circuses in the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona must keep a current vendor list showing each vendor's name…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a group that wants to possess or drink spirituous liquor at a Town park, playground or outdoor recreational area must apply to the Town Clerk…

Section 11-02-170 of the Prescott Valley Town Code requires a permit from the Chief of Police before anyone conducts a parade, motorcade or other event that closes a public street in…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, Town Code § 13-08-040 prohibits nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries and marijuana establishments to the fullest extent Arizona law allows…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a dual marijuana establishment cannot sit within a 500-foot radius of another marijuana business, a residential zone boundary, a school, a…

Proposition 207 and ARS Title 36 Chapter 28.2 set uniform statewide limits on adult-use cannabis home cultivation that municipalities cannot prohibit or expand.

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, non-exempt development must plant at least one tree for every 30 linear feet of street frontage, spaced no more than 50 feet apart, and trees…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, barbecues sit in the same building code section as fireplaces and wood stoves. IBC Section 2115, added by Town Code § 7-02-210, requires…

Anyone buying, selling or trading secondhand goods in the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona needs a Town license for each location under Article 8-05 of the Town Code. Licenses last one…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, the Police Department builds and maintains a rotation list of private towing carriers for officer-ordered, non-consensual tows. The Town Code…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, sexually oriented businesses are permitted only in the IG and IH zones and cannot sit within 1,000 feet of another such business, residential…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, Town Code § 13-04-040(C) expressly prohibits automobile repair, sales or painting as a home occupation, along with boat repair, recreational…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona runs its own reclaimed water system under Article 9-05b of the Town Code, delivering treated effluent to commercial and industrial users. Service…

Yavapai County does not ban grass lawns countywide, but its Open Space and Sustainable Development density-bonus program requires xeriscape-only common areas. Under Planning & Zoning…

The Town of Prescott Valley sets its electronic display limits in section 13-09-040(D): messages cannot change faster than every eight seconds, flashing and animation are prohibited…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, seasonal decorations using unshielded low-wattage incandescent lamps are permitted in all zoning districts from November 15 through January 15…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a billboard cannot sit closer than 600 feet from the right-of-way line of any freeway, and billboards are confined to the PM (Performance…

Signs displayed inside a building and viewed through a window face no permit requirement in unincorporated Yavapai County. County Sign Code Section 601.B.7 exempts "signs located…

Political signs on private property are exempt from a sign permit in Yavapai County, but Zoning Ordinance Section 601.B.5 caps posting to 60 days before an election and requires…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, requires property owners and occupants to keep land free of dry vegetation that harbors insect or rodent infestations, and declares junked…

Unincorporated Yavapai County requires every food worker at a licensed food establishment to hold a food worker certificate from the county Environmental Health Department, obtained…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, it is unlawful for noise, including amplified sound, from a commercial area (C1, C2, C3) to push the level inside a complainant's closed-window…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, has no bass-specific or frequency limit. Town Code § 10-01-070(C)(2)(a) instead bars operating a sound amplification system at any time so that it…

The most common property violations in the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, come from Section 9-04-020: failing to remove hazardous rubbish, keeping a nuisance, letting weeds pass…

Suspected zoning violations on unincorporated Yavapai County land go to the Development Services Department's Land Use Specialist. Under Planning and Zoning Ordinance Section 205.B…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, adopts the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code as its Property Maintenance Code under Town Code § 7-07-005. Failing to comply with a…

Yavapai County's zoning ordinance doesn't let an ADU rental arrangement substitute for state rental-registration law. Section 537(B)(7)(b) confirms that owning a residential rental…

Under A.R.S. § 33-1368, Arizona landlords must give a 5-day written notice for nonpayment of rent and a 10-day notice to cure for other material lease violations before filing…

The Arizona Residential Landlord-Tenant Act preempts the field of residential eviction grounds and procedures, preventing cities from imposing just-cause eviction requirements beyond…

Under A.R.S. § 33-1343, an Arizona landlord must give at least two days' notice of intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times for legitimate purposes such as inspections…

A.R.S. § 33-1375 requires 30 days' written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy (10 days week-to-week). Breaking a fixed-term lease early can incur damages, though landlords must…

Arizona prohibits local rent control. State law makes rent regulation on private residential property a matter of statewide concern and preempts the field, so cities, charter cities…

Arizona has no statutory cap on how much a landlord may raise rent and no dedicated rent-increase notice statute. For a month-to-month tenancy, a rent change is implemented by serving…

Arizona caps security deposits at one and one-half month's rent. After the tenancy ends and the tenant requests it, a landlord has 14 days (excluding weekends and legal holidays) to…

Arizona's adverse possession periods are tiered: 2 years by right of possession alone (A.R.S. § 12-522), 3 years under color of title (§ 12-523), 5 years under a recorded deed with…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, makes it a class 1 misdemeanor to camp, lodge, sleep, cook or keep a fire in a tent, vehicle, camper or other structure on public property or…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, temporary decorations or displays celebrating patriotic, religious, or local holidays or events are exempt from the Town's sign Article 13-09…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, section 13-12-060 requires fully shielded fixtures whose light source and direct glare are not visible from adjoining residential uses. Light…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, every outdoor light fixture must be designed and installed fully shielded unless Town Code section 13-12-040 exempts it. Mercury vapor fixtures…

Billboard lighting in the Town of Prescott Valley must meet the Town's outdoor lighting standards and four extra limits in section 13-09-050(E)(4): no intermittent, flashing…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, zones farming and grazing land as AG (agricultural). Every principal and accessory use or structure related to use of the property as…

Arizona's Right to Farm Act in ARS 3-112 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance suits when surrounding land use changes.

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, sets a maximum building height of 35 feet in every density designation of its residential table, with 3 stories at designations 1 through 3 and…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, Town Code § 13-04-020 prints required front, rear, interior side and exterior side yards in feet for each residential density designation…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, Town Code § 13-04-020 caps residential lot coverage by density designation. The cap is 75 percent for designations 1 through 5, falls to 65 and…

Unincorporated Yavapai County exempts roof- and ground-mounted solar equipment from the Zoning Clearance requirement under Ordinance Section 205.F.1.b(1). Small-scale solar under…

Arizona law bars homeowners associations from banning solar energy devices outright. A.R.S. § 33-1816 lets an association adopt only reasonable placement rules, and only if those rules…

Yavapai County's landscaping standards flatly prohibit invasive plants and noxious weeds on any parcel subject to a landscape plan. Section 547.A.6 doesn't publish its own list of…

Arizona commercial drone pilots operate under FAA Part 107 and ARS 13-3729 state rules, with cities barred from imposing separate licensing or operational regulations.

Arizona preempts most local paid leave mandates, while requiring statewide earned paid sick time under Proposition 206 and ARS 23-371.

Arizona allows permitless concealed carry for adults 21 and older, while still issuing optional CCW permits that enable reciprocity with other states.

Arizona broadly preempts cities, towns, and counties from regulating firearms, ammunition, components, and related accessories beyond state law.

Arizona permits open carry of firearms by adults 18 and older without a license in most public spaces, subject to limited location restrictions.

Arizona lets a nonprofit with federal 501(c) tax-exempt status run a raffle without a gambling license under A.R.S. Section 13-3302(B), so long as it has operated in-state for a full…

Arizona law defines "social gambling" in ARS § 13-3301(9) and excludes it from criminal liability under § 13-3302(A)(2). A private game qualifies only if no player collects more than…

Arizona legalized event wagering, commonly called sports betting, in 2021 under Arizona Revised Statutes Title 5, Chapter 11. The Department of Gaming may issue no more than ten event…

Under A.R.S. § 33-1807, unpaid assessments in an Arizona planned community become an automatic lien on the lot, and the association may charge late fees and interest if the declaration…

Arizona heavily regulates HOA governance: A.R.S. § 33-1804 requires open board and member meetings (with limited executive sessions) and lets members record them, A.R.S. § 33-1812…

Arizona HOAs enforce CC&Rs, design rules, and bylaws, but A.R.S. § 33-1803 channels enforcement through a detailed violation-notice process. A member who gets a violation notice may…

Arizona does not give homeowners a general right to xeriscape, gravel, or desert landscaping over an HOA's objection; that stays governed entirely by each community's own declaration…

Arizona law bars homeowners associations from banning outdoor display of eight protected flags, including the American, Arizona state, POW/MIA, Gadsden and first responder flags. Under…

Arizona law caps how much a homeowners association can fine a member and forces the board to give notice and a hearing first. A.R.S. § 33-1803 limits late charges on an unpaid penalty…

Arizona bars an association from foreclosing an assessment lien until the owner passes a dollar figure or a time period, and the trigger is not the same in every community. In a…

Arizona homeowners associations cannot block a member's right to rent unless the declaration itself prohibits it or limits rental time periods. Once a unit is rented, A.R.S. §…

Arizona has no DUI checkpoint statute at all. The words "checkpoint" and "roadblock" appear nowhere in the Arizona Revised Statutes, so nothing in state law authorizes sobriety…

Arizona's only statute aimed at filming police, A.R.S. § 13-3732, has never taken effect. It would have made it a class 3 misdemeanor to keep video recording law enforcement activity…

Arizona does have a stop-and-identify statute, but it is a narrow one. A.R.S. § 13-2412 compels you to state your true full name only after a peace officer has lawfully detained you on…

Arizona is one of the few states whose legalisation act says in terms that lawful adult conduct "may not constitute the basis for detention, search or arrest." A.R.S. § 36-2852(A)…

Arizona runs two separate low-speed classes and gives neither one a local street-designation scheme. A neighborhood electric vehicle, the state's version of a federal low-speed…

Arizona prohibits cities, towns, and counties from regulating or banning auxiliary containers like plastic bags, cups, and bottles under ARS 9-500.38.

Arizona preempts local bans and fees on polystyrene foam food containers as auxiliary containers under ARS 9-500.38 and ARS 11-269.16.

Arizona bans the sale or furnishing of tobacco, vapor, and alternative nicotine products to anyone under 21 under A.R.S. 13-3622. The state raised its own minimum age from 18 to 21 in…

Arizona allows a vehicle four kinds of extra forward lighting and puts a mounting-height band on each: one spot lamp, two fog lamps mounted 12 to 30 inches off the ground, two…

Arizona is one of the few states whose code names dash cam recording and permits it in so many words. A.R.S. section 28-963(A)(3) forbids recording or broadcasting video on a device…

Arizona still prohibits lane splitting as most riders picture it, but A.R.S. § 28-903(F) opens a narrow lane-filtering exception. A two-wheeled motorcycle may move between lanes to…

Arizona bans any plate cover, spray, electronic device or electrochromatic film that obscures the numbers, characters, year tabs or issuing state name "from any angle", under A.R.S. §…

A radar detector is legal in a private vehicle anywhere in Arizona. The state's vehicle equipment article, A.R.S. sections 28-921 through 28-966, names no radar detector, laser jammer…

Arizona lets you run metal studded tires anywhere in the state from October 1 to May 1, and bans them for the other five months. A.R.S. § 28-958(B)(3) also caps the hardware itself…

Arizona lets the front side windows carry film with a light transmission of thirty-three percent plus or minus three percent, so a front window measuring down to 30 percent still…